RED CROSS FUND.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15767, 7 December 1916, Page 11

RED CROSS FUND.

" nwr.FR OF ST. JOHN AND BRITISH ° BD RED CROSS SOCIETY. ' ./a~ nick and wounded soldiers at the variwhere Now Zealanders are . Jditfonal subscriptions.—E.P.M. (raonth--MfiTWaipM* Branch (monthly) 6a, Knnber- ' ' £1, Miss Tod hunter S,«Howi> *1 I*. Gebbie's Va ley and; Darfield Branch monthly) | ' .i ot Sucheile Bay Brand, (monthly) 10,. | -§J&ed Clubs 4s Methven Branch (monthTai Tapir Branch (monthly)- £J, r».a.Mrs Marshal!) £7 10s, MeaLit Valley Red Cross Carnival (proceeds - ©faTunion) i 9 U* 6d Kaikoura Coun y Council (monthly) £5, iwr "Lytteltoni Times : ißir 10s. Mac 2s, Gertie Dodd 7s bd, "Lyttelton Times" Companionship £20 16s; "'. F.D.W. £3. , , ... The Ladies' Committee acknowledge with thanks receipt of gifts in kind from the fol-lowing:-Rugby street Branch.. Anonymous, Mrs Nedwill, New Brighton Branch, M.A.W., Ashburton Branch, Brcokside Brunch. Scar-riH-Motunau Branch, Latimer square Branch, Dpawa Branch (per Mrs Gebbie), Le Bons Bay Branch (per Mrs Crotty), Mrs Whatman, the Misses Stout, MiE3 Pratt. Akaroa Branch, Gebbie's Valley and Motukarara Branch, Greendale Branch, Lakeside Branch, Shir-ley-Burwood Branch, IrweU Branch, Aylesbury Branch, Aylesbury School, Avonaide Branch. City Branch, Belfast Branch (per Mrs Johns). Mrs Robinson, Beath's Patriotic Bandage Club, Mra Gebbie, M.W., Sumner Men's Bandage Team, Boys' High School, . MerivaJe Red Cross (per Mrs Godby), Mrs Bradbury, Miss Warren, -Coronation Hall Bandage Team (per Mrs Hancock), Mrs Lee, Lady Moon. AYLESBURY. » " The Aylesbury Branch'has sent the following articles to the central depot' for No- /> vember:—s pairs .pyjamas, 4 pairs socks, 5 < pairs pants 1 night shirt. 5 vests, 2 treasure ' . bags, 4 face-cloths, and by the school children: 10 handkerchiefs, 11 face-clothe. ADDINGTON. A On behalf of" the Addington Branch of the Red Cross and Lady Liverpool Societ-es, Mm W. S. Bean acknowledges with thanks the following donations received since October 22nd: —Burgess Association (ladies' so- . cial) £9, Boys' Guild concert £3, per Mrs Taylor (sale of quilt) £3 10s. per F. Cooper £3, per F. Schwartz £2 Is, per — Metcalfe £1 12s lOd, Mrs Barrett £1, D. N. and E. Sloan, and E. Gyde (by Guy Fawkee) 15s 6Jd, Mrs Morris 10s, Mrs Stewart ss, Miss Beale ss, Mrs Wood 2a 6d, Miss Rattray 2s. Mrs Srosh old linen, Mrs J. Lester 1 khaki shirt. During October 30 Christmas parcels were •ant to local boys at the front, one box containing clothing and Christmas comforts was lent to the High Commissioner in London, Kid one parcel containing 26 garments was lent to Dr. Acland. LEITHFIELD. ~. ■ A meeting of the residents of Leithfield was held last week, to reorganise the local \ Red Cross Branch. li, as decided that a , Red Cross and Patriotic ocmmitteo be formed, to include the ladies of the district, together with Messrs H. May, T. James, junr., W. Blake, C. Kirkby, H. Stewart, J. Russell, W. Fletcher, D. McLean, J. Parker, J. Smith,. F. Traill, J. Rhodes, D. Palmer, J. Cunningham, and H. James. Officers were ■ "'" appointed as follows:—President, the Rev. - H. E. East;- vice-president, Mrs J. Hotchkin; secretary and treasurer, Mr C. T, Wild. -An J. executive sub-committee was appointed conlisting of the officers and Messrs D. McLean, _ C. Kirkby, H. May, J. .Russell, and W. Fletcher, with the ladies of tho General Committee, seven to be a quorum. A vote of lhanks was passed to th© Kowai County Council for providing material for the branch. .' -The ladies meet for sewing in the Oddfellows* Hall every Friday afternoon. LINCOLN. ' A meeting of the committee of the Lincoln Bed Cross was held on Tuesday. It was reported that th© recent fete held at the College had resulted in the sum of about £110 bemg handed to the Branch. The commit- ■• tee expressed its thanks to those who originated and worked for the fete. In answer to ' an appeal from the Christchurch Centre, it ! was decided to make a donation of £1 per •(. month towards providing comforts for soldiers in hospitals in New Zealand. The ■ eornmittee expressed its thanks to Mr A. Kiraber. who had given to the Branch £8 445; half the price of a bullock sold by him it Springston. A vote" of thanks was passed lo eevf ral schoolboys who assisted in the collection of monthly subscriptions. . The orainary bi-weekly meetings of the Branch will o'o suspended for a fortnight during the holi- • days, the rooms beig closed from December . 82nd to January Sth. . . SPRINGSTON. The fortnightly distribution of material in . johnexiou with the. Springston Branch took place on Tuesday afternoon. The president reported that in view of the inevitable increase in cotton goods, large purchases _ had been mode of certain materials most -likely • lo be affected by the advance in price. Mr and Mrs McMullan and family having' disposed of their farm and purchased a property at Kirwee, opportunity was taken to accord a hearty vote of thanks to Mrs McMullan and_ the Misses McMullan for the valuable •esistance rendered the local Branch. Mrs McMullan, in just over twelve months, knitted for the Branch 104 pairs of socks, besides doing a large amount of sewing and other 'work, and the Misses McMullan's record is tlao a splendid one. ■ Arrangements were made to arouse interest in the forthcoming ■ports gala at the Seiwyn Domain, which is to be held in aid of the Red Cross on New Year's Day. HANMEB SPRINGS. s The Hanmer Ladies' Red Cross Guild held . f*a successful sales on Saturday, November tsth, and December 2nd, the total realised being £31. As before, the patients of the Queen Mary Convalescent Hospital gave every assistance in their power, and in the evening a concert was given by th© Queen •Mary Ragtime Band and visitors. The programme was a good one and was much enjoyed. _ The committee desire to thank the following for gifts of various kinds:—Mesdames McCracken, Ashton, Murray, Argelm, Savage, Christensen, C. Lahmbert. H. Atkinaon. Orr. P. Smith, Peters, Treleaven. Misses Smith, Fawcett, Harbison, M. Rutherford, Jean Argelin, K. Whitmore, Dare, and Lahmert, Sapper J. D. Smith, Trooper Anderson, Private Ranby, also Mesdames Turton, F. Johnston, H. Farrow, L. Devine, Orr, Morrison, Underwood, Phillips, D. Rutherford, Walters, Osborne, Mansfield, Dodde, Mkses Grant and Rowe, Messrs Powell end a friend from Chris tchurch-